Philips injects extra spin into DVD recording
Philips injects extra spin into DVD recording
A new DVD+R disk has been made by Philips Electronics that is capable of recording data sixteen times faster than previously recordable DVDs, and it is the first to meet a much tighter technical standard developed for high-speed 16x DVD+R read/write technology.
Released later this month, the new blank disk can be used for real-time 1x video recording up to the maximum achievable 16x speeds on DVD+R writers.
A 16x DVD drive can write the full 4.7 GB DVD+R disk in about five minutes. It is the first 16x blank medium to be approved by the DVD+R/_RW Verification Laboratories Group.
This laboratory tests new DVD+R, DVD+R, DL and DVD+RW disks from manufacturers to confirm that their read and write performance complies with standard specifications.
The drawback is that the new DVD+R disk has not been built for high-speed recording on a drive based on competing DVD recording technologies, such as DVD-R or DVD-RW.
A unique 16x recordable disk medium will have to be developed for these DVD recordable formats.
Philips Optical Storage joined forces with CMC of Taiwan to create the new disk.
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